MAURICE P. VERNEUIL (1869-1942) LAURÉNOL. 1898. 62x21 inches, 159x54 cm. Vaugirard, Paris. Condition B+: restored loss and restoration in text; creases and minior tears in margins and image; vertical and horizontal folds. Verneuil was a student of Grasset's who is best remembered for his monumental work L'Etude de la Plante, a book of floral ornamentation that is a key document on French Art Nouveau. His posters are scarce. Here he shows his own excellence as a master of Art Nouveau graphics. Health 197.
